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I have dreams about installing a full-on backyard kitchen complete with a wood-fired pizza oven. Alas, those dreams have yet to come true. However, I have never thought about actually building one myself. Fortunately, Mike Wilkie has. As you can see in the photo, this Pompeii oven is no quick and dirty temporary solution. It’s…
Ha, this looks awesome. This half dome projector screen is big enough for two people to sit in front of, and isn’t just a damn prototype—the California company behind it actually has them for sale. The dome screen measures 3 by 6 feet, and uses a special 18-inch mirror to reflect the image from your…
8-bit jazz, Twitter books, and bacon in a can – satisfy your inner geek with the week’s best from Uncrate. This week at Uncrate: We go topless with the Maserati GranCabrio, keep the course tidy and our cigars safe with the multi-purpose DivPro, and get our lulz 140 characters at a time with Twitter Wit.…
A baby. An old optical disk drive. A piece of string. A few lines of Linux script. Combine these disparate components to see something both magical and absurdly lazy take place. [via technabob]
The rest of Sony’s DSLR refresh—the more expensive part—is here, and it’s slight. Their midrange A5x0s get new, low-light-happy Exmor sensors and automatic HDR shooting. The full-frame a850 is almost exactly like the a900, but nearly $1000 cheaper. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-new-entry-level-dslrs-officially-announced-again-5259502 The a500 and a550, only differentiated by their 14.2 and 12.3-megapixel sensors and the 550’s slightly…
About 30% of our new hires walk into the kitchen knowing exactly what this is. One of our investors took a trip to Amsterdam, well, just because. And he met these guys, Storz und Bickel, who happened to engineer the world’s best “herbal” vaporizer, the Volcano. And while testing it out, he thought that it…
I don’t like gimmicky typefaces but—in the case of Chris Labrooy—I can make an exception. He designed three architectural typeface landscapes based on the work of three of his design heroes. His classic typeface buildings are great too: Of the three designers—Frank Gehry, Ettore Sottsass and Toyo Ito—my favorite is Toyo. However, my absolute favorites…
Portwell’s WEBS-1010 might not look like much, but it’s a functional PC that will fit in your pocket and play back HD content. And it’s priced under $500. Measuring just 4x4x1 inches, the fanless, XP-based system operates in complete silence. Storage is managed through MicroSD (though a 2.5-inch bay awaits modders), while a 1.6GHz Atom…
There’s been a lot of talk about the N900 Maemo “tablet”, especially about how it looks suspiciously like a phone. And even if Nokia (inexplicably) plays it down in their now-official announcement, that’s exactly what it is: an amazing-looking handset. https://gizmodo.com/has-nokia-fallen-out-of-lust-with-symbian-5345962 Beyond that Maemo Linux OS we’ve been begging Nokia to bring to phones for…
Another month, another two Things That Make Sound from Altec Lansing: one for iPods; one for PCs. Meet the iMT800, a fairly literal, iPod-infused take on a 1980s-style boombox, and the MX6021, a speaker set apparently made from motorcycle parts. Both products are attractive in their own way, but stumble over the same minor detail.…
Unlike the Chocolate Keyboard, the USB Chocolate Mouse is an actual mouse. How stupid is that? Very. [MegaGadgets via Random Good Stuff] https://gizmodo.com/white-chocolate-keyboard-most-definitely-melts-in-your-5165561
You’re probably familiar with This is Why You’re Fat. In honor of Taste Test, co-author Jessica Amason has generously shared some gems of meat-related architecture from the blog and from their upcoming book. Good lord, this stuff is gross. Taste Test is our weeklong tribute to the leaps that occur when technology meets cuisine, spanning…
A reporter at Chinese tech news site, cnBeta, says he was just chatting away when white smoke started coming out from behind his iMac, turning black just as he cut the power. Here’s the video he captured with his iPhone: Click to view Yeah we’ve heard stories of exploding iPods (like this UK girl’s) but…
The company’s top dog, Jerry Shen, told DigiTimes that it will arrive by the end of 2009 at the earliest. Also unexpected (and less confirmed): the report says “industry sources” believe MSI is sniffing out the E-Book space, too. Asus’ Eee range is far from premium, so I’ll be curious to see if it ends…
We have talked about canned bacon in the past, but if you want the Cadillac of preserved pork you pick up a can of Tac-Bac. This shit lasts for 10 years! https://gizmodo.com/canned-bacon-guarantees-full-heart-failure-in-24-hours-5012656 What would it taste like? What would it taste like after 10 years in the can? I’m horrified and intrigued at the same…
So the rumors were true: This Friday, the Xbox 360 Elite will drop $100 to $300 (no HDMI cable included), and the mid-range 360 Pro will go down to $250 (from $300). The Pro will also be phased-out. https://gizmodo.com/next-weeks-target-ad-confirms-250-xbox-360-pro-update-5345041 That leaves us with the $300 Elite (120GB) and the $200 Arcade (bundled with five games…
The AE2010 improves on the AE1900 pretty much where it counts. The Atom CPU has been ditched for a faster Athlon X2 3250e, the memory and storage increased (4GB and 320GB, respectively), and the larger 20-inch touchscreen now does 1600-by-900. https://gizmodo.com/power-sipping-touchscreen-msi-wind-top-all-in-one-is-ch-5219982 That’s not crazy high-def by any means, but all up, the AE2010 looks pretty…
Here’s one of those simple, zowielala inventions that will make some people smile. The ones who matter, anyway: Those who love tea. And tea parties. With rainbow cookies and carrot cake. And jacuzzis too. And famous people in their cups. These are made by German design company Donkey Products. They come in three sets, each…
I love robot toys that sound a little different. The Robini-i has the usual programmable stuff, but also includes playing field accessories for real-world matches (if you can convince a friend to get one), and connects to an online community. The two-wheeled bot has 16 sensors and four processors, and either happily wanders around on…
I was surprised by one line in Walt Mossberg’s otherwise predictable review of Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard: “But here’s a tip: Apple concedes that the $29 Snow Leopard upgrade will work properly on these Tiger-equipped Macs, so you can save the extra $140.” I know Apple’s PR people are having a heart attack right…
